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Location: Illinois | I was out two days ago and saw a musky porpoise right behind my lure. Is it just a coincidence or could it have been following? |
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Location: NE Ohio | they do it all the time. who knows why, maybe just to aggravate us. but i do like to see them at least i know they're there........ |
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Location: Alexandria, MN | Last year, on two separate occasions, I had fish chase a topwater only to porpoise on top of it. |
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| I believe porpoising needs to defined:
1) A fish can break water while chasing bait - etc. This fish is likely feeding and could be catchable. I've caught a few good ones like this.
2) Then there's the case where they poke their heads out of the water and swim along for a bit while their heads remain poking out. No idea what's up with this and never seen a fish in this condition strike. |
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| They miss. Often. I had one fish come completely out of the water and back in head first like something you see on shark week. Feeding? I'd say yes, but it was a good 8 feet behind the lure. If muskies were that bad at feeding they'd be extinct. |
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Location: SE, WI. | Thomas, you did not state whether you were using a topwater...we are assuming......... Yes, Often Muskies surface/ porpoise when using a topwater. They are curious, and hear the Sonics, BUT, can't locate, or see the food their tracking. One of the reasons why, I believe they porpoise. Seen this occurrence, many, many times! JD |
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Location: Illinois | Sorry, I forgot to add what I was using. I was using a bucktail. |
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| I’m thinking they sometimes do this on porpoise, and sometimes it’s just an accident. |
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Location: oswego, il | Junkman - 8/28/2018 5:04 PM
I’m thinking they sometimes do this on porpoise, and sometimes it’s just an accident.
Known fact dolphins and whales are descendents of muskies.
Porpoising and swimming with their heads out of the water are two different things. I see alot of naturals porpoising, i see hybrids swimming with their heads out or out at a 45 degree angle like a log sticking out of the water. They have to be looking above water for a reason.
Edited by ToddM 8/28/2018 5:11 PM
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| Seen tigers, pure-breed and pike all do this crazy swimming - porposing or what you want to call it. When ever this happens they sure don't seem to be feeding. Never timed t but spotted them with there heads out (at ~ 45 degrees for > 10 seconds). I've wondered what was up with this unusual behavior. Also I've never seen another non-Esox fish do this. 
Edited by NPike 8/28/2018 9:10 PM
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| Muskies have an "open" swim bladder, and gulp air at times to fill it. I think this explains some muskie porpoising. But most of the time they just seem to be doing it to give me the fin.
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Location: Minnesota. | When this happens I end up hearing voices. Usually goes away by the time I make it to the dock.
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| Usually when I see a bunch of muskies actually porpoising (not swimming around with their heads out of the water like tigers do regularly) I have little to no success, I'm better off trying a different area and coming back at a later time. When tigers are swimming around with their heads out of the water I've never been able to get one to hit. Nice to see the size and locations of fish but a bad sign for fishing success. |
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Location: Madtown, WI | Kinda like this? https://youtu.be/y3f_jpi5Jwg |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Pure leech Lakers swim with their heads out of the water too. I’ve seen it several times. Does anybody else think muskies porpoise like 90% less than they used to? I see it so rarely now in MN that I almost forgot they even do it. |
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| true tiger tamer - 8/29/2018 2:25 AM
Usually when I see a bunch of muskies actually porpoising (not swimming around with their heads out of the water like tigers do regularly) I have little to no success, I'm better off trying a different area and coming back at a later time. When tigers are swimming around with their heads out of the water I've never been able to get one to hit. Nice to see the size and locations of fish but a bad sign for fishing success. Agree. If I see muskies porpoising, it's usually a bad sign and I'm not going to catch anything. |
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Musky Porpoised Behind My Lure